Bug#695916: libreoffice-common: libreoffice installs its own /ust/bin/soffice instead of using debian alternatives system
On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 04:02:38PM +0100, Rene Engelhard wrote:
> b) not a bug in Debian in any case but a upstream one (it relies on
> a /usr/bin/soffice anyways)
[...]
> - how do you ensure external API stuff (especially those using new
> APIs/features introduced) uses the correct soffice?
[...]
> I don't think mangling a such-important thing like soffice is a good idea.
To make that more clear. "UNO bootstrap" uses /usr/bin/soffice. That's why
it's there, I would more like to have it NOT in /usr/bin _at all_ as the name
already is misleading and is a remain from the prorietary *S*tar*Office*.
But no, we need to keep it and we need to make sure it is the right one
for what we ship - what we do. (This is also why libreoffice-common conflicts
openoffice.org-common)
If you want to use a "soffice" wih AOO, yes, you need to remove LO
and install OO. No one claimed those t wo are parallel-installable.
/usr/bin/soffice is not the only thing which is in the way here, anyways.
Regards,
Rene
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